Krug Champagne Reception hosted by Moet Hennessy and Olivier Krug with guest speakers Matthew Bishop, US Business Editor and New York Bureau Chief of the Economist and Michael Green, his co-author
Wednesday 21st April 6:45pm, Belgravia

Following on the heels of the success of the Pi Christmas drinks we held at Moet Hennessey at the end of 2009, we are delighted to co-host another incredible Krug Champagne Reception with them and special guests Olivier Krug, Matthew Bishop and Michael Green in the elegant setting of the Moet Hennessey Ballroom.  With Krug being the drink of choice for the evening, it is set to be one of quality for both the mind and the senses.

Matthew Bishop is the US Business Editor and New York Bureau Chief of The Economist. Matthew was previously the magazine’s London-based Business Editor.  He is the author of several of The Economist’s special report supplements, including most recently A Bigger World, which examines the opportunities and challenges of the rise of emerging economies and firms; The Business of Giving, which looks at the industrial revolution taking place in philanthropy; Kings of Capitalism, which anticipated and analyzed the recent boom in private equity; and Capitalism and its Troubles, an examination of the impact of problems such as the collapse of Enron.  In 1994, he wrote an acclaimed special report on corporate governance, Watching the Boss.

Before joining the Economist, Matthew was on the faculty of London Business School, where he co-authored three books for the Oxford University Press on subjects ranging from privatization and regulation to corporate mergers.  He has served as a member of the Sykes Commission on the investment system in the 21st century.  Matthew was also on the Advisors Group of the United Nations International Year of Mircrcredit 2005 and has been honored as a Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum.

Michael Green is an independent writer and consultant based in London.  He has worked in aid and development for nearly twenty years.  He was a senior official in the British Government where he worked on international finance, managed UK aid to Russia and Ukraine, served three Secretaries of State as head of the communications department at the Department for International Development, and oversaw £100 million annual funding to nonprofits.  It was through his role in government that he saw the rising influence of the philanthrocapitalists in the fight against poverty.

A graduate of the University of Oxford and an economist by training, Michael taught economics at Warsaw University in the early 1990’s under a Soros-funded programme.  During his time in Poland, Michael was also a freelance journalist working for, among others, Polish Radio and The Economist.

Olivier Krug, the eldest son of Henri Krug, officially joined the family business in 1989, gaining experience in all aspects of sales and marketing.  Olivier was born and educated in Reims. Olivier Krug graduated in business studies from the Ecole des Cadres in Paris and in economics from the University of Reims.  After a period of intensive work experience in both Reims and the UK, he spent over two years in Japan where he learnt to speak Japanese. Learning Japanese earned him great respect in the developing Japanese market for champagne where his responsibilities included building the sales and image of Krug in a new and extremely demanding market.  Japan is now one of Krug’s most important markets, and Krug is regarded there, as in the rest of the world, as the ultimate expression of discernment and individuality.  The representative of the sixth generation of the Krug family, Olivier Krug is also a full member of the wine team.  Since 1989, he has worked closely alongside his father Henri Krug to learn the Krug art of tasting and blending.

If you would like to attend please RSVP to Philippa Whitehouse

pw@picapital.co.uk

020 7529 5662